Converting a friend to Ubuntu - needs iTunes

[Liam Proven]

On 4 October 2011 15:58, Alain Muls <alain.muls at telenet.be> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> On 4 October 2011 14:00, <ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Oct 2011, Alain Muls wrote:
>> > He absolutely needs to be able to run iTunes
>>
>> If Apple iTunes is a hard requirement then Ubuntu is unlikely to be a
>> good choice, at this time.  The core of this is, if somebody mandates
>> a manufacturer or product by name, then by definition only that
>> manufacturer can match.
>>
>> For example, if a user:
>>
>>  1. orders a Ford Fiesta
>>  2. gets delivered a Rolls-Royce
>>
>> then the requirements have not, and cannot be met.
>>
>> > What is the best option to do this?
>>
>> If your friend has a real, but genericly-worded requirement such as
>> "must be able to sync MP3s with an iPod Touch" then Ubuntu would be
>> able to meet that requirement and do so with the included
>> out-of-the-box experience and functionality.
>
> He is an active buyer of songs using iTunes and syncs with iPhone.
> bye/Alain

In that case, I would agree with Amedee. If he actively wishes to get
off Windows but is already "locked in" to one of Apple's platforms
like this, then there is an obvious answer and it is not Linux.


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